Kang Dong-won and Kim Go-eun are set to play husband and wife who start out as enemies, leading a new historical fantasy romance that pairs them as heirs of two houses locked in a feud for 100 years. Their characters are forced into marriage by royal decree, in a union meant to end generations of conflict between their families, whether either house wants it or not.
Netflix has greenlit the production and confirmed the casting for the original series The Twilight Between Us. The series blends romance and action with fantasy elements, and it brings together two of the most successful creators in Korean drama: director Kim Won-seok and writer Park Ji-eun.
Kang Dong-won takes on the role of Mu Yeong, the illegitimate son of the House of Kang. Despite his exceptional martial skill and noble heart, Mu Yeong carries the ominous title "Demon of the North" and lives in obscurity.
Kim Go-eun stars as Su Ryeon, the only daughter of the House of Han. After failing to become Crown Princess, Su Ryeon finds herself bound by the royal marriage ban — leaving her union with Mu Yeong an unforeseen twist of fate, and Netflix describes her as a woman who refuses to be subdued even as she marries into her family's sworn enemy.
Behind the camera, director Kim Won-seok is known for When Life Gives You Tangerines, one of Netflix's biggest Korean hits, along with Misaeng: Incomplete Life, Signal and My Mister. Writer Park Ji-eun penned Queen of Tears, Crash Landing on You and The Legend of the Blue Sea, some of the most-watched Korean dramas of the past decade.
The pairing also marks a meeting of two major screen stars. Kang Dong-won built his career on films such as Peninsula and Broker, while Kim Go-eun headlined Guardian: The Lonely and Great God and the hit film Exhuma. The series was previously developed under the title Soul.
Even the title carries the premise: the word "hon" in the original Korean title holds a dual meaning, evoking both marriage and the twilight hour just after sunset, when the boundary between day and night dissolves. Netflix notes that the story begins in that blurred space between light and shadow, at the moment the two leads' fates become intertwined.
Here is Netflix's description of The Twilight Between Us:
The Twilight Between Us follows Mu-yeong and Su-ryeon, heirs to two houses locked in a century-long feud, forced into marriage by royal decree — a union intended by the king to end generations of conflict, but one that soon spirals in unforeseen directions.
The Twilight Between Us will stream on Netflix worldwide. Netflix has not announced a premiere date for the series.
Source: Netflix
